Events

How to run events information. Some based off a meeting 11/12/2013.

See the Events Category for bigger events we've recorded for posterity.

Got an idea?

If you have an idea for a workshop/event or are willing to run a workshop but are looking for advice, do post on the group or email the trustees_at_nottinghack.org !

Upcoming Events

Current new workshops will be on: Workshops 2015. This will include organised school holiday workshops and so forth.

Major internal events in 2014:

• Annual Open Day (+Members Party in evening) - Saturday, 3rd May
• Annual General Meeting, proposed: 22nd May (Thursday)
• Hackoween - Saturday, 1st November (Evening)
• Festivus - Saturday, 20th December (Evening)

Major external events in 2014:

• Maker Faire UK, Newcastle - 26th - 27th April 2014
• Light Night - 28th February (Evening)
• Science in the Park - 15th March

Event Types

Regular Events

• Weekly Open Hack Night, every Wednesday, 6:30PM - 9PM
• Hack The Space, first Sunday of the month
• Cleaning Tuesday, second Tuesday of the month

Internal Annual Events

Organised by everyone. Massive member involvement, possibly involving celebration. Usually 12 midday start until later, around 6PM.

• Annual Open Day (daytime) and Members Party (evening)
• Hackoween (Halloween party)
• Festivus - Xmas party (Latest Saturday in December)
• Annual General Meeting (Has to be in May, Thursday)

Internal Regular Events

Organised by less people, but still requires members to help! :)

Quarterly open days are every 3 months:

• 1st Feb, 3rd May (Annual Open Day!), August 2nd, Nov 1st

Workshops

Workshops are regular! See Workshops 2014, Workshops 2013, Workshops 2012.

• Standard days are usually Thursday / Saturday

• School holiday week workshops are an idea

External Annual Events

Simple list, rough dates, ones we generally attend for yearly reference.

• Light Night, February
• Science in the Park, March
• Maker Faire's, April onwards
  • Maker Faire UK
  • Derby
  • Brighton
  • London (Elephant and Castle)
  • Leicester (may start 2014)
• Japanorama at Leicester Space Centre